You will be approached shortly after your baby’s birth, if not before, to either give or refuse permission to have...
While most people are familiar with stories of women showing up to the Emergency Room with abdominal pain who...
If your child has a food allergy, knowing how to read an ingredients label could save his or her life. All parents of...
If your child has to be admitted to the hospital, you may assume your own pediatrician will take care of him or her....
Human papilloma viruses, or HPVs, are a group of viruses attracting a lot of press lately thanks to controversy over...
The sight of blood can be very frightening, both for a child and a parent. If your child is bleeding, the most...
Your child ate a handful of cashews at the neighbor’s party and now has blotchy cheeks and swollen lips. Another...
The measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, or MMR, is probably the most widely recognized vaccine given to children. Parents...
Right around the time, your baby sprouts their first tooth, you might start wondering when you should take them to the...
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in North America. It is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, which is a...
Fifth disease is one of many common childhood illnesses that typically occur in the first several years of life....
Tetanus, often called “lockjaw,” is caused by a specific bacterium (called Clostridium tetani) usually found as...
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